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Old Aug 4, 2010 | 09:25 AM
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Question Warped 68 Dash

Anyone had any luck with straightening out a warped dash?
Old Aug 4, 2010 | 09:51 PM
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Is it the metal or dash pad ?
Old Aug 5, 2010 | 01:30 AM
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I think that is fairly common on 67-68 to have the dash sag in the center of each side. Is that what yours is doing?
Old Aug 5, 2010 | 06:28 AM
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It's the dash pad. Sags in the middle on both sides.
Old Aug 5, 2010 | 07:45 AM
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Originally Posted by unit91
It's the dash pad. Sags in the middle on both sides.
This is normal aging on this part. No cure I know of.
Old Aug 5, 2010 | 09:03 PM
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My 65FSTBK Is warped on the passengersideits not sagging but going the oppisite way
Old Aug 6, 2010 | 03:18 PM
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Mine is warped too in my 67. I was going to replace it but based on what I've read online in forums, the new pads don't fit very well and the finish isn't that great either, depending on which distributor you get it from.

Anyone know which distributor has the better fitting replacement pad??
Old Aug 6, 2010 | 07:33 PM
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Originally Posted by kurupt
Mine is warped too in my 67. I was going to replace it but based on what I've read online in forums, the new pads don't fit very well and the finish isn't that great either, depending on which distributor you get it from.

Anyone know which distributor has the better fitting replacement pad??
There are two pads on the market. One has fairly accurate grain, is cheaper, and fits poorly. The other has slightly more aggressive grain than original, fits well, and costs more. You choose. Don't bother waiting for an "original tooling" 67-68 pad to come out, the die was destroyed.
Old Aug 7, 2010 | 05:51 PM
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where do you get the better one?
Old Aug 7, 2010 | 07:49 PM
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where do you get the better one?
IIRC, Glazier Nolan doesn't even list the cheaper one.
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